Vehicle-hub



J. DUMP.

VEHICLE HUB.

(Ne Model.)

No. 321,424. Patented July '7, 1885.

WITNESSES E INVENTOR- 7 C Attorneys UNITED STATES nrnn'r FFlCEQ JACOB DUMP, OF OHILLIOOTHE, OHIO.

VEHICLE-HUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321.424, dated July 7, 1885.

Application filed March 38, 1885. [No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J noon DUMP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ghillioothe, in the county of Bots and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VehicleHubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such. as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to improvements in vehicle-hubs; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices hereinafter fully explained. and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate my invention, in which Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of a vehicle-hub showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the vehicle-hub, which is constructed with an annular recess, a, and the spoke-sockets b, radiating from the center thereof in the usual manner. These sockets extend outwardly only as far as the recess aforesaid, as shown at 0, thus leaving the annular space or recess a between the inner face of the metal band B and the hub portion (1. as shown in the drawings. This metallic band B is provided with the spoke opcnin gs e, which register with the sockets b, the same being somewhat larger to receive the port-ion f or the body of the spoke O, the tenon portion thereof entering the socket, while the shouldersg rest upon the hub portion d within the annular recess aforesaid. Said band is further provided with the projections or lugs extending outwardly and inwardly, as at h and 72, the former supporting front and rear of the spoke, and the latter bearing against the side walls, 1'2, of the recess, said lugs being constructed integral with the metal band, and serving to brace the spoke both front and rear.

The inner lugs, h, are in a horizontal position, or face one another when the band is being applied to the hub, and when the latter is in position said lugs are bent inwardly against the side walls of the annular recessin the hub. To remove the band from the hub, the lugs h are again bent into a horizontal position, when the hand can be readily removed from said hub.

It will be observed from the above description, and by reference to the annexed drawings, that the spokes are maintained in proper position by the strong bearing they have within the recess and upon the core of the hub, and in case the latter should shrink and lose its proper position the spoke will yield and accommodate itself to the hub, the same not being bound or rigidly secured to the band. At the same time the band affords great strength to the hub, and the projections on said hand support and brace said spokes, both in front and rear of the same.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

The band for vehicle-hubs described, having the outwardly and inwardly turned lugs,

' h h, arranged at opposite ends of the slot 0,

the latter adapted to be bent inwardly to secure the band to the hub, and to be bent in a horizontal position for placing and removing the same from the hub, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB DUMP. W'itnesses:

J. B. MoLAUorrLIN, S. F. GARRETT. 

